Paris in Perspective

Morning in the Tuilleries

Groups of French firefighters and police

run through the Tuilleries in the early morning

adding to the ambience and allure

of this beautiful (and momentarily) uncrowded expanse.

Square des Missions Étrangers

Chateaubriand's head graces this small square,

one of the many welcome bits of green

that provide respite and nature

as I wander through Paris.

 

 

 

 

Non-wandering gnomes

This creative window garden

made me smile.

Passage du Chantier

Small Passages offer a taste

of Paris before Haussmann

and never cease to charm.

Café life.

Sartorial splendor

brightens a day.

Inside out at Marithé + François Girbaud

Meticulous finishing creates

a garment that is as beautiful on the inside

as it is on the outside.

 

Reminder to self...

 

Price: €11,950 (about $17,000 at today's rate)

 I love the shade of yellow

but how could one carry this purse

when a family of four could be 

fed for a year instead?

 

Not that it's in my 'wants' or my budget anyway...

Send in the psychiatrist please

Beauty

in the eye of the viewer.

 

Paris

offering new views.